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New York BBB Wise Giving Report for
Children's Aid Society

A BBB Accredited charity

 



Expiration Date:
04/2010
Name:
Children's Aid Society
Address:
105 East 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
Phone:
212-949-4800
Year, State Incorporated:
1857, New York
Affiliates:
None
Stated Purpose:
" Ensures the physical and emotional well-being of disadvantaged children and families by providing each child with the support and opportunities needed to become a happy, healthy, and successful adult. "





Evaluation Conclusions
 

              
Children's Aid Society (CAS) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.




Programs
 

              
Children's Aid Society (CAS) addresses every aspect of a child's life, from infancy to adolescence, and provides the guidance and resources a family needs to ensure its children's well being. The organization offers after-school and weekend programs, educational services and academic support, arts, recreation, summer and winter camps, early childhood education, adoption and foster care, medical, dental and mental health services, juvenile justice initiatives, and counseling and preventive services (including pregnancy prevention for teens). All of these programs, plus many more, are available throughout New York City.



Governance
 

              
Chief Executive Officer:
C. Warren Moses, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Compensation*:
$391,307
Chair of the Board:
Edgar R. Koerner
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:
Retired
Board Size:
43
Paid Staff Size:
2330



*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.




Fund Raising
 

              
Method(s) Used:


direct mail appeals, telephone appeals, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), radio, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing (i.e. affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc. that indicate purchases will benefit your organization)
Fund raising costs were 16.2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $16,296,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)




Tax Status
 

              
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.




Financial
 

              
The following information is based on CAS's Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.

Source of Funds
 

Government Support: City of New York

$45,033,000

Realized and unrealized gain on investments, net

36,536,000

Contributions

15,080,000

Government Support: State of New York

12,371,000

Program fees and dues

8,016,000

Investment income, net

4,797,000

Government Support: Other government grant programs

2,033,000

Bequests

1,184,000

Estates and trusts

32,000

Total Income

$125,082,000

Expenses
 
Program Expenses 

Children's centers

$23,599,000

Adoption and foster care

18,388,000

Family, child, and community services

17,425,000

Health services

11,513,000

Community schools

10,525,000

Teen pregnancy prevention

5,346,000

World trade center relief

3,593,000

Camps

1,961,000
Total Program Expenses:
Fund Raising Expenses
Administrative Expenses

Total expenses

Income in Excess of Expenses

92,350,000
2,632,000
5,532,000

$100,514,000

$24,568,000




Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses


Programs: 92%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative 6% 
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Beginning net assets $292,961,000
Ending net assets 302,175,000
Total liabilities 28,315,000

Total assets

$330,490,000






 

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